Instrument overview

Technical status of X-IFU prior to mission adoption

The SPIE meeting 2026 was the opportunity to present X-IFU as it stands today, as we move towards the start of the mission adoption process, to be concluded in June 2027. The overview presentation given by Philippe Peille (CNES, Instrument manager) showed the status of X-IFU, and presented all the demonstration activities that are on-going. […]

The paper describing the X-ray Integral Field Unit at the end of the Athena reformulation phase published in Experimental Astronomy!

From July 2023 to November 2023, the Athena mission and its instruments underwent a reformulation phase. This led to a modification of certain X-IFU performances, detailed in the new scientific reference publication on the instrument. The publication has just been published in Experimental Astronomy.

Instrument overview

Technical status of X-IFU prior to mission adoption

The paper describing the X-ray Integral Field Unit at the end of the Athena reformulation phase published in Experimental Astronomy!

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